Josephine Baker (born Freda Josephine McDonald, naturalised French Joséphine Baker; 3 June 1906 — 12 April 1975) was an American-born French entertainer, activist, and French Resistance agent. Her ...

Studiocanal has announced it is in development on a biopic feature film devoted to the life of iconic U.S.-born, French artist Josephine Baker. Maïmouna Doucouré, who is best known for the ...

The entertainer who defined glamour in the 1920s also was a WWII resistance fighter and later a civil rights advocate. It was an ambitious choice to portray the life story of Josephine Baker through a ...

The trailblazing performer and activist’s book, ‘Fearless and Free,’ hits shelves on Feb. 4 Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant at PEOPLE, where ...

The story of the iconic Josephine Baker will come to life at Gettysburg College’s Majestic Theater March 20 to 23 with “Josephine: A Burlesque Cabaret Dream Play.” This one-woman biographical musical ...

Wearing sequins, rhinestones, pearls — and sometimes nothing — Josephine Baker lit up the stage. She danced her way out of abject poverty in St. Louis into the grand orchestra halls and cabarets of ...

The story of Josephine Baker is one for the books–and the small screen. The entertainer, spy, activist and all-around it-girl will be at the center of an upcoming series, De La Resistance. 8x Grammy ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Before Ella, Billie, Tina, or Beyonce there was Josephine Baker! Atlanta ...

A private collection of Josephine Baker memorabilia is going to the Missouri Historical Society, thanks to a charitable bequest by philanthropist Mary Strauss announced Aug. 13, 2025. Baker, born ...

Josephine Baker is coming back to the big screen. Maïmouna Doucouré, the director behind controversial film “Cuties,” is confirmed to write and direct the upcoming Baker biopic, with Baker’s sons Jean ...